White & Case LLP

White & Case holds Band 1 rankings in Chambers USA for Project Finance, Banking & Finance, International Arbitration, and Capital Markets. The firm's international arbitration practice is considered one of the top two or three in the world, handling disputes before ICC, ICSID, LCIA, and ad hoc tribunals. Its project finance team advises on major infrastructure, energy, and transportation financings globally, and the banking and finance practice handles complex cross-border lending transactions. White & Case's capital markets group is particularly strong in emerging market offerings and sovereign debt issuances.

White & Case uses a free-market assignment system. Chambers Associate rates the firm as a Strong Performer for Quality of Life and Pro Bono. Associates praise the firm's collegial culture and note that they receive meaningful responsibility early, with some presenting motions in court as first- or second-year associates. The firm's global client base creates a diverse working environment, and social events vary by office, from holiday parties to Mets games to Halloween costume competitions. The summer class is approximately 85 associates.

Notable alumni include former Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal President Karl-Heinz Bockstiegel, former ICJ Judge Stephen Schwebel, and Leland Olds (former Federal Power Commission chairman). White & Case's decision to build a global platform early in its history positioned it ahead of firms that pursued international expansion decades later, giving it established relationships and institutional knowledge in markets where competitors are still building.